Intervening to reduce workplace sitting time: How and when do changes to sitting time occur?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 1037-1042

  Stephens, Samantha K ^a   Winkler, Elisabeth A H ^a   Trost, Stewart G ^a   Dunstan, David W ^a,b,c,d,e   Eakin, Elizabeth G ^a   Chastin, Sebastien F M ^f   Healy, Genevieve N ^a,b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84902536723     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093524     Document Type: Article

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